Episode
Carolyn Devanayagam on how Asia's brands navigate the America First era
- Podcast
- Earned First
- Published
- Sep 18, 2025
- Duration seconds
- 2028
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- https://rss.com/podcasts/earned-first/2221729
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/earned-first-7353885/episodes/carolyn-devanayagam-on-how-asia-s-brands-navigate-the-america-first-era/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/earned-first-7353885/carolyn-devanayagam-on-how-asia-s-brands-navigate-the-america-first-era.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
In this episode Arun Sudhaman is joined by Carolyn Devanayagam, head of Weber Advisory for Asia-Pacific and managing director, Singapore at Weber Shandwick. They discuss how geopolitical shifts — from tariff regimes to political rhetoric — are reshaping corporate communications, forcing CEOs and comms teams to take public positions and manage complex stakeholder demands. Devanayagam argues this environment is simultaneously a risk and an opportunity for Asian brands: those that combine operational strength with cultural humility and purpose can own a seat at the global table. The conversation closes with a practical look at talent: diversified hiring, advisory groups across policy/AI/government, and the balance of tech fluency with human listening and judgement.